By Annie Lau With various reports touting China’s economic slowdown, China still experienced 7.6 percent growth in the second quarter of 2012. While … Read more
Can an Employee Wear Religious Items While on the Job?
By Eric B. Meyer “An employee walks into a hospital wearing a Jesus lanyard…” Well, they can’t all begin with a priest, minister … Read more
Here’s What Happens When the HR Manager Writes Smoking Gun Emails
By Eric B. Meyer Documentation is good; smoking-gun emails from the HR Manager not so much. In Phillips v. StellarOne Bank, the performance of a once … Read more
Former Unpaid Intern’s Lawsuit Gets Approval For Class Action Status
By John E. Thompson As we reported earlier, a former Harper’s Bazaar unpaid intern is pursuing a lawsuit against publisher the Hearst Corporation in … Read more
Political Speech in the Workplace: Employers Beware
By D. Albert Brannen With a presidential election on the horizon, everyone seems to have strong opinions about the candidates and issues. Inevitably, these … Read more
Nasty Racial Slurs in the Office? Court Says They Don’t Prove Bias
By Eric B. Meyer What if I told you that a female black employee was called “monkey” and “nappy head Raggedy Ann” at work? What if … Read more
Court Rejects Enforcement of FLSA Breast Milk Break Requirement
By John E. Thompson An Iowa federal court has dismissed a worker’s claim which alleged that her employer failed to comply with the federal Fair Labor … Read more
Labor Laws in South America: Going Global in Brazil
By Alice Wang As a leading and influential economy in Latin America (and the world), Brazil is an attractive country for employers and employees. Among … Read more
Minimizing FMLA Lawsuits (Hint: Don’t Fire After the FMLA Request)
By Eric B. Meyer In the world of human resources, “hire slow, fire fast” generally holds true to avoid just about any lawsuit. Unfortunately, … Read more
Yahoo’s New CEO: Didn’t Marissa Mayer Have a Non-Compete?
By Michael R. Greco Yahoo recently named longtime Google executive Marissa Mayer as its new CEO. Since the announcement, Twitter has been aflutter with … Read more